On the second day after conquering Lotus Mountain Pass, Fang Yun led the middle, left, right, and rear troops of the Pearl River Army back. The front troops and the Lumen Army remained in Lotus Mountain Pass.
The former general of the Pearl River Army, Wang Li, remained in Lotus Mountain Pass with Xun Tianling for the time being.
Xun Tianling comprehended his recent gains and absorbed the power of the Literati Star. After a few days, he would look for the barbarian kings around Lotus Mountain Pass to train himself.
The army returned south. On the morning of the first day of the fourth lunar month, the civil and military officials of Pearl City, as well as hundreds of thousands of citizens, had already received the news. They went to the southern city and looked at the army in front of them.
Among the returning Pearl River Army, only one flag was raised.
It was a somewhat old banner with a blood-red base and golden tassels on the edges. With a spring breeze, the banner fluttered, as if it had broken through an ancient battlefield sealed in the long river of history, bringing with it millions and millions of war spirits. Three black clerical characters could be vaguely seen on the banner.
Pearl River Army!
The blood-red flag stole the colors of heaven and earth.
Behind the flag, there were a few armored ox carts, each of which was piled with a large number of barbarian heads.
The moment they saw the Pearl River Army's flag, many Pearl City citizens felt their noses turn sour. Tears rolled down their cheeks, and some of the elderly even burst into tears.
Not long after, Fang Yun led the army to the city gate.
Fang Yun rode a black dragon horse at the front of the army. Behind him, a person raised the Pearl River Army's flag high.
The citizens of Pearl City on both sides of the road kept shouting. Many women even threw their own purses, handkerchiefs, and other things to Fang Yun to express their love.
Many veterans were in tears. Ever since Zhang Wankong went missing, the Pearl River Army had been constantly suppressed and defeated. For the past two years, they had been holed up in the city and had become the laughingstock of Pearl City.
And now, the Pearl River Army had finally achieved an unprecedented victory. Even when Zhang Wankong was still around, he had not been able to kill hundreds of thousands of barbarians and five barbarian kings.
The Pearl River Army's flag had seen the light of day again. It was once again heroic.
Fang Yun rode on the horse and greeted the elders of Pearl City with a smile, calmly accepting their cheers.
After entering the southern part of the city, Fang Yun took out his official seal and checked all kinds of letters.
The Prime Minister of the Qin State, Zhu Fengqiong, praised him repeatedly and said that the previous unpleasantness had passed. He hoped that "Zhang Longxiang" would continue to work hard, not only to surpass Fang Yun in Literary Name but also to surpass Fang Yun in military exploits. Zhu Fengqiong sent a message. If nothing went wrong, the King Of Chu would send Fang Yun to Two World Mountain.
Other than Zhu Fengqiong's letters, the scholars of Chu and other countries all sent letters of congratulations to Fang Yun, congratulating him for killing the five barbarian kings and completing his immortal feat.
In the history of Kong Shengwen Realm, no Grand Scholar had ever killed five Barbarian Kings in a single battle.
Even some families of Chu State that had a cold relationship with the Marquis of Zhujiang sent letters of congratulations.
The highest organization of Kong Shengwen Realm, the Great Confucian Palace, sent out official letters of congratulations. Not only did they congratulate Fang Yun, but they also recorded this achievement in the Great Confucian Palace. With this military exploits, Fang Yun could exchange for some treasures, such as literary treasures or holy pages, from the Great Confucian Palace.
Fang Yun quickly browsed through the letters. There were all kinds of letters, even one that Zhang Jingan asked the Dean of Zhurong Academy to write for him.
"Father, today, the Pearl River Army's flag is planted on Lotus Mountain Pass. I hope that in the near future, the Pearl River Army's flag can be erected on Two World Mountain! I want all the students of Zhurong Academy to know that we Zhangs are not bragging, we can really do it! "
Fang Yun shook his head slightly. The Zhurong Academy was not a paradise. Most of the students there were the descendants of the nobles of Chu State, and many of them had a grudge against the Marquis of Zhujiang. Zhang Jingan must have mentioned that Zhang Wankong had once set foot on Two World Mountain during the quarrel, and as a result, he was laughed at by the students of the Zhurong Academy.
Fang Yun sent a letter to the Magistrate of Pearl City, wanting to know if there was an imperial edict from the King Of Chu or a letter of commendation from the military.
The result was disappointing. The Imperial Court had indeed talked about it, but the King Of Chu had put an end to it. Without the King Of Chu's order, neither the Prime Minister nor the Grand Commandant could send out a commendation letter.
However, the families of the Prime Minister and the Grand Commandant of Chu State had sent congratulatory letters, which made Fang Yun realize that the two senior officials were not the same as Marquis Lumen.
When the army entered the southern part of the city, Fang Yun allowed all the soldiers of the Pearl River Army to take turns to rest. He and some of his Personal Guard moved into the Marshal's Mansion, packed up the belongings of the Lumen Army and Marquis Lumen, and sent them to the capital, Jingzhou.
After Fang Yun entered the study room of the Marshal's Mansion, he quickly picked up a writing brush and wrote a memorial to the Emperor. He wrote down his experiences on the journey in a way that was more like his own style of writing. At the same time, he pointed out clearly in the memorial that he was the Grand Scholar and the current Commander of the Pearl River Army.
The memorial to the Emperor was made in two copies. One copy was delivered to the courier station of the government. After sealing it with wax and putting it on record, Fang Yun sent the other copy to the Imperial Court.
Fang Yun knew that the matter would not be settled so easily, so he began to consolidate the power and position of the Marquis of Zhujiang.
On the day of the celebration banquet, Fang Yun gathered the military, civil officials, the Academy of Literature, and famous scholars of Pearl City. On the surface, it looked like a casual chat, but in fact, it was a signal to them that he was the complete Marquis of Zhujiang. From now on, he was the true Master of Pearl River City. If anyone did not stop, he would chop off their arms.
At the banquet, no one dared to object.
In the Kong Shengwen world, the status of a Grand Scholar was extremely high. Even the monarch could not scold them. On the contrary, there were often Grand Scholars who scolded the monarch, but the monarch did not dare to scold them back.
A new broom sweeps clean, and it was necessary to punish the chicken to warn the monkey.
That night, the Pearl River Army raided eleven families in Pearl City. Some of them had wantonly persecuted the people of the Marquis of Zhujiang. Some of them had close relations with the Marquis of Zhujiang. Some of them had made deals with the Barbarian Tribe. Some of them were even related to the families of the King Of Chu's concubines.
Basically, the masters of these families had official positions and could not be killed at will. However, they were all imprisoned in the worst prison in Pearl City. They were treated like prisoners on death row.
As for those without official positions, Fang Yun announced to the entire city after daybreak, asking the people of Pearl City to expose their crimes. At the same time, he asked the magistrate of Pearl City to send people to investigate.
In just one day, the sky of Pearl City had changed.
Fang Yun did not plan to burn more fire, nor did he plan to kill more chickens. If this was Saint Origin World, he would definitely start a massacre. He would tighten his control and turn Pearl City into his own territory. However, Pearl City was only a springboard, a springboard to Dual World Mountain.
The only thing of value was the Pearl River Army. There was no need to waste too much energy on other things.
Fang Yun did not care about other affairs in Pearl City. This raid was enough to stabilize Pearl City until he left. Therefore, he put all his effort into reorganizing the army.
What the army needed the most was money. For the other armies, military expenses were always in the hands of the imperial court. However, for the current Pearl River Army, the money, gold, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, documents, land deeds, and other valuables from the eleven families was enough to arm the Pearl River Army to the teeth.
Fang Yun immediately started planning.
After the battle, the Pearl River Army had less than 150,000 soldiers left. Less than 100,000 soldiers could participate in the battle in the near future. Therefore, he needed to find another 100,000 soldiers to supplement them.
Fang Yun aimed at the Lumen Army and gave a military order to Wang Li in Lotus Mountain Pass. He asked him to pick 50,000 elites from the Lumen Army. At the same time, all the Hanlin, Jinshi, Juren, and Xiucai would be included in the new army. When the time came, they would be added to the Pearl River Army.
On the afternoon of the second day of the fourth month, Fang Yun received a series of headache-inducing negative news.
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